Music Star vs MicroPocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Music Star
This app offers curated playlists developed by music therapists to aid in relaxation, stress reduction, and sleep support. It's designed for therapeutic use and research, providing a non-medicinal approach to well-being.
- Therapeutic playlists
- Stress and anxiety relief
- Sleep support
- Non-medicinal approach
- Research integration
- Intuitive interface
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The MusicStar is a simple, intuitive app, which is designed to play special playlists developed by Danish music therapists. The app is developed as a non-medicinal initiative to be used in therapeutic treatment and research. The MusicStar will aid you to, quickly and easily, select the playlists that have the desired effect, e.g. to soothe and calm, relocate focus from anxiety or stress, or as support for falling asleep etc. The MusicStar was developed in 2015 for use in psychiatric hospitals. The MusicStar can be used by everyone as music-medicine, and it is included in many research project, such as: rehabilitating of citizens with long-time illnesses, in ambulances, support under operations, sleep support etc. The MusicStar IVS was established in December 2018. Terms and Services apply. Find them at http://musikstjernen.dk.linux307.unoeuro-server.com/terms
MicroPocket
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MicroPocket is an easy to use mobile app which provides an online database of accurate information for hundreds of bacteria. Scroll through MicroPocket's NewsFeed to discover other people who are interested in Microbiology from all over the world. Organise the bacteria that you often come across through your Favourites page and visit History's list to find previously searched instances.
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Verdict
Music Star and MicroPocket are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Music Star sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.49 per month and MicroPocket sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Music Star | MicroPocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lars Rye Bertelsen | Konstantinos Panteli |
In-app purchases
Music Star
- Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.491 Month
MicroPocket
- MicroPocket Monthly Verified$2.991 Month
- MicroPocket Yearly Verified$9.991 Year
- MicroPocket Lifetime Verified$25.99
